In September I won free rental on a Dji Mavic Pro drone. I picked it up in Denver at the Dji store and instantly headed to Lake City, Colorado, my preferred playground. It took about ten minutes for me to remember what the salesman had told me in the brief tutorial before I left the store and figure out how to get it in the air, but from there on it was a lot of fun to use. All of the photos below were taken with it. I didn’t really test out the video features because although I’m a photographer and supposed to be up on technology, I’m a true Luddite when it comes to filming.
The genius marketing from Dji worked wonders on me because I just received my new Dji Phantom 4 Pro in the mail!

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Slumgullion Earthflow

The Slumgullion Earthflow where Mesa Seco came crashing down 700 years ago.

Sunrise Above Lake City

Sunrise in Lake City, with the cottonwoods and aspens in nearly full color.

Above Slumgullion

The living and the dead. The forests of Slumgullion Pass.

All road lead to Lake City

All roads lead to Lake City!

 A several image panorama of Lake San Cristobal and Crystal Peak.  Co 149 Switchback

The Silver thread scenic byway, Colorado 149.

  A river runs through it

The blown dam at the Henson Townsite. Lake City Autumn

Cottonwoods in full color around town.

Follow the River

Follow the river to Lake City. Valley of GoldLake City, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains

Valley of Gold. Sunrise High Above Lake San Cristobal

An incredible sunrise above Lake San Cristobal.

Alpine Gulch

The Alpine Gulch. Foggy Morning in Lake City

Autumn sunrise in town with the fog forming over the river.

The Scythe Cristobal Wetlands

Wetlands at the south end of Lake San Cristobal.

Lake Fork RiverThe Lake Fork of the Gunnison winds its way to the lake.

The Lake Fork of the Gunnison River winding into Lake San Cristobal.

Lake Fork River